Despite the improvements in Browsers, many just can’t bother with
switching from the old Browser, which is embedded in most Desktops anyway.
Click on a link and it’s usually the first Browsers that pops open anyway.

This is going to be an interesting Summer of 2014 for me as a On-Call Computer
Repair Technician. After support ends, a lot of machines will have to resort to
getting their support from Computer Technicians or upgrading to Windows 7 or 8,
depending on their Hardware.

Thus the current drought of persons calling in to have their computer’s
repaired is set to end once these Windows XP Machines start having problems and
are in need of Data Backup’s and Recovery of their Windows XP Systems, which
many prefer due to its stability.

What a difference a Quarter
makes – Customer favour Stability over the Latest Thing

To be honest, I’ve rarely encountered any Desktop Systems in Jamaica,
save for a few companies that still use them. The majority of persons whose
computers I repair tend to have Laptops. For them, an upgrade to Windows 7 is a
no-brainer.

MSME (Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises), who are dependent on running
older applications and have already settled into their swing of things, are not
too keen on disrupting the Money Machine that is their businesses. To backup
their data on a few machines just to install a new Windows 7 is a headache.

Good to note that Google Chrome OS is nowhere to be seen on this chart,
mainly because it may be indistinguishable as an OS by the NetMarketShare
Analytics Engine. If so, then it implies that the Browser Stats for the Chrome Browser
may indeed be a direct result of the increasing sales of chromebooks as I’ve
suspected!

How to survive the Windows XP
Apocalypse – Be a Good Boy Scout and Be Prepared

I suspect that Windows XP, the zenith of Windows OS, will be around for
quite some time as Windows 7 and Windows 8 take some getting used to. Ditto
too, Internet Explorer as an undisputed King of Browsers.